Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-25
sndustriai Sofes.

In the several carpctmlls ~ No-
York there are 300 females cmn.ug
who average s. per week. They a.i 0.
long to Assembly No. l26. 1hcy ...
said TO be about the best dressed vofa.
iug-girls IN the city
Public meetings in favor OF carly
closing are being held IN London It's
alleged that tine average hours OF English
shop-girls amt clerks nro from t.I,o.n
90 fourteen q day There is a0 carly
closing bli now before Parliament
Ecs.dentsof Odessa. Del. nave forn.l
themselves into number az ccmmiit..s
for tine purpose o.. inducing mnu..
turers 20 move there. quite ng. .r
of inducements are being o1er.l. ..
GLIDING free sites and exemption .u4
taXce.
The extraordinary demand forco...3
led to quite craze for r1t.it gpo
ovens. Within the past thirty lt
5000 ovens have been pr1.ec''I
near Uni0utown. Pa, 300 in su.rt
county, 80 at Sanford, 2GOat UrlA ll
SO on.
There are whole towns Do Ds
That do LITTLE else but ma
American Children. They
simple country folk. Eng ..
spend almost 81 900, 600 ior ..
German dolls. aud Amrle.s D..4
almost double that.
A Concord u. Hlraa.r r}. t. Doe
sicry business, which BIS. r.,tr boom
one Of the leading iUlg'r. STAT.
is now in demori./l condition. 40
Lacouia Loco emp .u..are idle.
explanation is given tmt tac hura
knltter enables every lam-hni tlat .s
scare mp enough money 90 tuya mac.ta
to DO his own knitting
The Pittsburgh Po,t asserts that Go
manufacture OF hurgiarious tools D. ...
tousiyeIv carried on ln that city, aitlo.
it does not explain why thr industry
not intcrior,i with. lu TINS connect
the Pot saws that when these tools
ordered from Pittsburgh they are Do
classified ssuch butfgure rs " ,cicut
implements desired loruse IN theh- ..f
mechanic arts
\ bright American farmers boy
Observation-Disclosures, New lor..
has coutrivcd several labor saving app i-
anccs. He has arranged the gait .l
his fathers farm so that they can
opened end closed without the driver
getting out of the wagon. He has ll
constructed 70 gravity railroad from t.
farm barns % the house for the trfr-
portltion OF milk, eggs, and similar pro-
ducc.
The Chattanooga Chamber a. Com.
merce is meeting with much 0lrlau
mont in its efforts to form monster
delegation 10 the Southern 1u.k rN.-
roads with view OF urging the adopu.a
of a one-cent passenger rate 10 all p.i.''
south Of the Ohio river, and have 10 De-
main in force for three months. Man
of the prominent southern towns ha'
already signifed their intention OF Ioil.
ing.
Some of the large manulact uring fir
of Sheffield, England. are forming ,.
suruccs for their workmen against e.
demic. Under the scheme adopted ,a..
workman contributes a sum from .t
weekly WAGES equal to , or p per c,l.
In return he is guaranteed a paym-i
equal to his average earnings should p
become necessary for him 10 leave ~
work on account Of the presence .
smallpox or any other epidemic Do hs
family.
The report of 1856 for the Gcrna
system Of compulsory insurance q
workingmen shows that 3. llO.U ul u.r.
insured, representing the labor IT -..-
coo manufacturing establishments, arb
the indemnity was paid ON iu.ill a.-
dents OF these 1884 caused d-i.'.F
of three TO SIX months. 3,c3t caused la.'-
ing but partial dis9b,li.y, 49, .,.i r.-
plete aud permanent disability IL s
both alleged and denied fat t.e H-
surance was more costly tllu Do private
companies. Employers sra required I'D
give notice whenever Do" lai at..-
ployed and to adyance insurance If.-
miums for him, one tl.r. " "-leA IS io
be contributed by the employer ha'
roads are included under t.a law. i'
not all Government employee.